A new series of work that has taken my studio by storm is my ’Nipples & Confetti’ series. Naughty and playful, these pieces are meant to bring joy and some light-hearted fun to you. As a self-proclaimed prude, it took a lot of courage to finally break through my own limitations and start making work like this. I suppose one of the reasons I was finally able to do this was my journey into motherhood. After breastfeeding for 19 months, boobs will simply never quite be the same for me! ha!

Not just boobs, but every ’naughty’ and ’taboo’ body part. Living in an era where there is such a dichotomy of either, extravagantly sexually open confidence, radiating sexual health and positivity; while on the other side the conservative bunch of us still trip over all this openness and sexual bravity. Like most things in life, I navigate this with humour.

Adding these body parts into bizarre and humourous scenes is intended to lighten up my view of them, and hopefully yours too. With a good chuckle, these pieces (hopefully) smash through any notion of the body parts being something to be ashamed of or embarrassed about.

Arse-Cream in particular was conceived one day when I was standing in line at my favourite ice-cream joint, and I overheard the thick south african pronunciation, ARRSE-CRREEEM PLEES. It instantly inspired me and the idea would not stop bugging me until it was finally complete and editioned in my studio.

If you would like to purchase one of these conversation starters for your home (perfect for the bathroom artwork spot that you’ve been wondering what to hang there…) please email me at hello@amyjanevdb.com. I only have FOUR available and they’re selling for the bargain price of R1000.